Secret Nights and Northern Lights - by Megan Oliver (Paperback)

About the Book

"Childhood best friends and first loves are reunited on a make-or-break work trip to Iceland, with old feelings coming to the surface in this charming romance from debut author Megan Oliver. Mona Miller lives her life by platitudes: she's just fine, thanks; all good; not a problem! Everything is right as rain-even if it's all a lie. Everyone at the travel magazine where she works knows her as a team player (in other words, the one who won't complain about the endless fluff pieces pushed her way). But, feeling snubbed after being passed over for a promotion, Mona jumps at an international assignment to Iceland, even though she's woefully unprepared. She's determined to prove her worth, though, and her can-do attitude will scale any glacier. But the freelance photographer paired with her is none other than Benjamin Carter. Ben, her childhood best friend who understood her even when her family didn't. Ben, her first love-first everything. And Ben, the boy who ghosted her fourteen years ago and left her brokenhearted. There is a decade's worth of resentment Mona needs to ignore if she wants to make it through this trip. She'll put on her "No worries!" facade and hold Ben at a distance. But the more time they spend together, the more the ice around her heart melts. And as those old feelings spark back to life, Mona must decide if she's willing to go on the biggest adventure of all"-- Provided by publisher

Book Synopsis

Childhood best friends and first loves are reunited on a make-or-break work trip to Iceland, with old feelings coming to the surface in this charming romance from debut author Megan Oliver.

Mona Miller lives her life by platitudes: she's just fine, thanks; all good; not a problem! Everything is right as rain--even if it's all a lie. Everyone at the travel magazine where she works knows her as a team player (in other words, the one who won't complain about the endless fluff pieces pushed her way). But, feeling snubbed after being passed over for a promotion, Mona jumps at an international assignment to Iceland, even though she's woefully unprepared.

She's determined to prove her worth, though, and her can-do attitude will scale any glacier. But the freelance photographer paired with her is none other than Benjamin Carter. Ben, her childhood best friend who understood her even when her family didn't. Ben, her first love--first everything. And Ben, the boy who ghosted her fourteen years ago and left her brokenhearted.

There is a decade's worth of resentment Mona needs to ignore if she wants to make it through this trip. She'll put on her "No worries!" façade and hold Ben at a distance. But the more time they spend together, the more the ice around her heart melts. And as those old feelings spark back to life, Mona must decide if she's willing to go on the biggest adventure of all.

Review Quotes

This contemporary romance is engaging, well-written, and realistic. With well-developed characters who have immediate, almost tangible chemistry and a well-described atmospheric setting whose details pulls readers into the landscape of Iceland, Oliver's debut is unputdownable."--Library Journal (STARRED)

"Oliver's debut novel is a love letter to Iceland, rekindled relationships, and a sweet reminder that sometimes we need to leave to find the place that feels like home."--Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"I loved visiting Iceland with Mona and Ben--richly descriptive about the joys and frustrations of travel and falling in love."--Kate Clayborn, USA Today bestselling author of Georgie, All Along

"Megan Oliver's debut Secret Nights and Northern Lights is childhood sweethearts, friends-to-lovers, second chance romance perfection. I believe so strongly in Ben and Mona's love for each other back then -- when he had a cute nickname for her that only he would use; when he stood up for her with her brothers; when she was always there for him even when he had struggles she didn't know about. And I believe so wholeheartedly in their happily ever after now, even if it took traveling all the way to Iceland to break the ice between them. Oliver excels at tender moments, relatable characters, and stunning scene descriptions in a book that had me completely immersed from beginning to end. Oliver is a gorgeous new voice in romance!"--Alicia Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Never Been Shipped

"What a splendid and magical debut from Megan Oliver! Secret Lights and Northern Lights captures all the beauty and heart of traveling the world, falling in love with new places, and finding your way back to the people you're meant to love. Ben and Mona are so authentic and heartfelt, and exactly why I'm so weak for second chance romance. Iceland may be freezing cold, but this romance is scorching!"--Mallory Marlowe, USA Today Bestselling Author of Love and Other Conspiracies

"Lush in both its prose and setting, Secret Nights and Northern Lights swept me away. I adored these characters and their second chance at love, and felt completely immersed in their story and in Iceland! An absolutely swoony and special debut! Megan Oliver has a forever fan in me!" --Naina Kumar, USA Today Bestselling Author of Flirting with Disaster

"A love letter to wanderlust and risk-taking, Secret Nights and Northern Lights is my favorite kind of second chance romance: simmering with tension, banter, and well-earned growth--with a gorgeous Nordic backdrop that had me itching to visit. If Iceland's tourism agency doesn't pay Megan, I'll sue."--Katie Naymon, author of You Between the Lines

"Megan Oliver is an instant star; Secret Nights and Northern Lights shines as brightly as the aurora borealis itself, and the expertly crafted layers of longing and history between Mona and Ben sparkle, simmer and then blaze in this stunning debut about what it means for two people to each do the work necessary to love each other well."--Audrey Goldberg Ruoff, author of Hopelessly Teavoted

" The sexy, swoony, angsty second chance romance of my dreams. Megan Oliver perfectly weaves together lush, atmospheric settings, complex characters, and tender emotions in this wise, perceptive romance about taking chances and stepping into the lead role of your own life. An absolute triumph of a debut."--Heather McBreen, author of Wedding Dashers

"Secret Nights and Northern Lights is a gorgeously written love letter to Iceland and second chances...Megan Oliver hit this out of the park."--Heather Frances, author of Chase Me If You Can

About the Author

Megan Oliver is a writer, an avid romance reader, and a travel enthusiast whose vacation mishaps provide plenty of inspiration for her characters on page. She lives with her husband, two dogs who refuse to cuddle as much as she'd prefer, and a cat who barely tolerates the presence of any and all above. Secret Nights and Northern Lights is her debut novel.